Equations for Six Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) Using a 10 Meter Course

Purpose: To use the equations of Beekman et al for predicting the 6 minute walking distance over a 10 meter test course.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient's 6 minute walking distance over a 10 meter course?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Body weight

Body height

Heart rate before starting

beats per minute

Heart rate on completion

beats per minutes

Distance walked in 10 minutes

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Body mass index

Heart rate difference

Approximate number of turns made

Predicted distance without heart rate change

Lower limit of normal without heart rate change

Distance walked as multiple of lower limit of normal without heart rate change

Predicted distance with heart rate change included

Lower limit of normal with heart rate change included

Distance walked as multiple of lower limit of normal with heart rate change included

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Gait Abnormalities Associated with a Diabetic Foot

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Modified Mobility Scale for Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Disease Progression
- Balance Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (BPOMA) of Tinetti
- Mobility Assessment Score of Parker and Palmer (Parker Mobility Score)

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
Quality Of Life
- Balance Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (BPOMA) of Tinetti

Specialty

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

ICD-10

I00-I99 - Diseases of the circulatory system
J00-J99 - Diseases of the respiratory system

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Purpose: To use the equations of Beekman et al for predicting the 6 minute walking distance over a 10 meter test course.

Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

ICD-10: I00-I99, J00-J99,

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